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Ethiopia Dec inflation falls yr/yr, at lowest for 2012

January 10, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian inflation dropped in December to 12.9 percent year-on-year, its lowest rate of 2012, official data showed on Wednesday. The government had targeted single-digit inflation in 2012, something it now hopes to achieve this year. Inflation, which has been billed … read more »

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Ethiopia’s inflation numbers make a new turn around in upward direction

March 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Keffyalew Gebremedhin The data released this afternoon by the Central Statistics Agency (CSA) indicates that year on year headline inflation rose to 36.3 percent in February 2012, compared to 32.0 percent in January 2012. Food inflation also rose to … read more »

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Mozambique CPI slows to 6.14 pct y/y: stats office

January 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Mozambique’s consumer inflation slowed to 6.14 percent year-on-year in December from 8.6 percent in November, the National Institute of Statistics said on Thursday. The agency said in a statement inflation averaged 11.17 percent in 2011, braking from an average of … read more »

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Angola’s Nov inflation slows to record low 11.28 pct

December 19, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Angola’s annual inflation slowed to a record-low 11.28 percent year-on-year in November from 11.44 percent in October, signalling the southern African oil producer was on track in its drive to attain price stability. The Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA), which … read more »

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Nigeria’s c.bank: naira at desired stability

November 20, 2011 by benim

Nigeria’s central bank has reached the desired degree of stability for the country’s naira currency and does not have a cause to be concerned over inflation due mostly to recent stability in its core components, Governor Lamido Sanusi said on … read more »

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Protest in Sudanese capital

October 12, 2011 by benim

Khartoum – Hundreds of Sudanese took to the streets of central Khartoum on Tuesday to demonstrate against high food prices and to demand better public transport, witnesses said. Protests are rare in Sudan but anger has been building over an … read more »

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Sudanese stage protest against inflation

September 27, 2011 by benim

Police used tear gas on Monday to disperse around 300 people who demonstrated for several hours in the Sudanese capital against spiralling inflation, witnesses and activists said. It was the biggest protest for months in Khartoum. Sudan has avoided an … read more »

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Ethiopia inflation rises to 14.5 pct in December

January 16, 2011 by benim

Ethiopia’s annual inflation jumped to 14.5 percent last month from 10.2 percent in November after a steep rise in food and non-food prices caused in part by two currency devaluations in less than 12 months. The Central Statistics Agency (CSA) … read more »

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